I used to hang around in a boat building shop as a teenager, hoping to be allowed to sweep the floor. I did alot of watching from the side lines. The boatbuilders were generaly working on large yachts. The double/ Triple diagonal strip method was the prefered choice of construction. One of the tools used to make sure that the strip being fitted was exactly mated to the last strip, was a router fitted with a thin strip of formica on the sole glued parallel to the direction of travel that ensured that the bit was a set distance from the strip that the was to be fitted against. The new strip was tacked to the hull/ form about 2" away from the last piece laid down and the router was run down the inside of the gap, the strip was then unfastened and moved over to be permanently glued/fastened to the hull. The wastage was kept to a minimum. Thus the now fitted strip could be mated up to its neibour with a very close fit. The strips used were 1/4 inch thick and about 6" wide at a maximum. NZ Kauri. A variation of the dremel method. Some of these yachts were Epoxied and finished to a very high varnished standard. A bit of ingenuity might come up with a jig that could cut the Cove and Bead exactly on the boat. What do you reckon?? Regards Don. Don